The Voyage Out

Virginia Woolf

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Alma Edizioni
01 December 2024

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Helen

and Ridley Ambrose are preparing to set off for an exotic resort off the

coast of South America on the Euphrosyne, a ship belonging to Helen’s

brother-in-law Willoughby Vinacre. Also travelling with them is his daughter

Rachel – a quiet, unremarkable girl raised in the London suburbs by her

spinster aunts after the death of her mother. Along the way other people join

on board, such as the upper-class Clarissa and Richard Dalloway and the

scholar William Pepper. As Rachel interacts with the other passengers,

intrigued by their different personalities, it becomes clear that what

started for her as a mere sea voyage is turning into a journey of

self-discovery and a rite of passage that will change her for ever,

transforming her into a fully fledged woman.

Published in 1915 after a long period of gestation and several drafts, The

Voyage Out marks Virginia Woolf’s debut as a novelist. Perhaps the most

conventional and accessible of her major works, it is essential both for

understanding the early development of her style and for the light it sheds

into her own biography and artistic vision.

By: Virginia Woolf
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781847498816
ISBN 10: 1847498817
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The most famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was a novelist, essayist and critic. Her writing established her as one of Modernism’s leading exponents, as well as a pioneering feminist. Her most famous works include To the Lighthouse, Orlando and Mrs Dalloway.